John Hewitt Memorial Open Hunters' Chase – Bangor-on-Dee

Bangor-on-Dee

13:12

John Hewitt Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

Date 2025-02-07

Distance 3m30y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 6yo+

Prize £3,974

Winning Time 6m 42.07s (slow by 54.07s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Eva's Oskar (IRE) Mr Edward Vaughan · Tim Vaughan	6/1	Won
2nd	Willewonga (GB) Miss Clara Brewitt · J J O'Shea	16/1	1.5
3rd	Lord Du Mesnil (FR) Mr David Maxwell · Richard Hobson	15/8F	3.25
4th	Minella Trump (IRE) Miss Gina Andrews · Donald McCain	7/2	7
5th	D'Jango (FR) Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell · Miss V Collins	18/1	2
6th	Frontal Assault (IRE) Mr Henry Bailey · Miss P Wynne	11/2	0.3
7th	For One Night Only (IRE) Mr Huw Edwards · Fred Timmis	11/2	7

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Lord Du Mesnil Bay J:Mr David Maxwell T:Richard Hobson	J:Mr David Maxwell T:Richard Hobson	166	tp	264P-4	130	140	110	18d	—	—	+1	28.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Always had some class about him and ran well on recent hunter chase debut at Warwick
7	Minella Trump Bay J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Donald McCain	J:Miss Gina Andrews T:Donald McCain	166	—	/0952-	130	132	114	361d	—	—	+10	31.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Should welcome this drop in grade after struggling last season in strong handicaps
4	For One Night Only Bay J:Mr Huw Edwards(5) T:Fred Timmis	J:Mr Huw Edwards(5) T:Fred Timmis	166	—	12-341	-	-	-	—	—	—	-12	5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Likely that he's up against on this hunter chase debut but only a 6yo
3	Eva's Oskar Grey J:Mr Edward Vaughan(5) T:Tim Vaughan	J:Mr Edward Vaughan(5) T:Tim Vaughan	166	tv	4U/4-6	130	138	66	18d	—	—	+10	24	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Back from a long absence when well behind Lord Du Mesnil on recent hunter chase debut
5	Frontal Assault Bay J:Mr Henry Bailey(7) T:Miss P Wynne	J:Mr Henry Bailey(7) T:Miss P Wynne	166	p	45-300	135	139	105	189d	—	—	+14	23.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Fourth in last season's Irish Grand National; left Gordon Elliott for 30,000gns
2	Willewonga Bay J:Miss Clara Brewitt(7) T:J J O'Shea	J:Miss Clara Brewitt(7) T:J J O'Shea	168	—	-112U4	-	106	77	—	—	—	0	8.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has won a hunter chase but a weaker race than this; beaten 25l in a point five days ago
1	D'Jango Brown J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) T:Miss V Collins	J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) T:Miss V Collins	174	t	46-3P5	123	127	45	14d	—	—	+16	19.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Never involved after an early mistake on comeback run; has the form to feature here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lord Du Mesnil	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8	2/1
Minella Trump	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3
For One Night Only	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Eva's Oskar	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Frontal Assault	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	8/1
Willewonga	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
D'Jango	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Minella Trump

31.2

OR: 20 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Lord Du Mesnil

28.4

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

3rd

Eva's Oskar

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Frontal Assault

23.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

D'Jango

19.2

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Willewonga

8.8

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.4

12/1

For One Night Only

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Frontal Assault	135	139	105
Lord Du Mesnil	130	140	110
Minella Trump	130	132	114
Eva's Oskar	130	138	66
D'Jango	123	127	45
For One Night Only	—	—	—
Willewonga	—	106	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
D'Jango	14d ago	Fit
Lord Du Mesnil	18d ago	Fit
Eva's Oskar	18d ago	Fit
Frontal Assault	189d ago	Long break
Minella Trump	361d ago	Long break
For One Night Only	—	—
Willewonga	—	—